By the 1930s most moviegoers came to know certain of the major studios for the kinds of movies they specialized in. Disney made cartoons, Universal had their monster flicks, MGM had the musicals, and
For over a year, now, fans have been waiting for the previously announced and then shelved Blu-ray release of "Gattaca. " Well, it's finally here . . . and with new cover art that shows a double helix
The Coen brothers are batting .500--not for their career, certainly, but for this year's Academy Awards. "No Country for Old Men" won four Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, B
The first teaming of Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as the "Men In Black" was a joyous experience that sent me to the theaters three times. It
"My Lovely Sam-Soon" is a hilarious, yet touching romantic comedy about a woman who is tough and opinionated on the outside, yet soft and craving love on the inside. It follows her as she takes contro
When you see the words "A Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer production," you know the film is going to have gigantic explosions that give rise to huge fireballs--in slow motion, of course. There's als
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman wrote the first "Dragonlance" novel in 1984. As the first novel of the Dragonlance Chronicles, "Dragons of the Autumn Twilight" was reluctantly supported by then-parent
"The Pianist" is Roman Polanski's best film since the 1974 classic "Chinatown. " The fugitive director earned an Academy Award for Best Director and Adrien Brody earned a Best Actor Oscar. The film al
Charles Burnett's "Killer of Sheep" (1977) has been a legendary film almost from the moment it was released. It is, of course, a great film, but its legend owes even more to the fact that the film has
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Box sets are in demand for holiday giving, but they often dip way below the consumer radar other times of the year--especially those sets "not available in stores. " Perhaps that's why Time Life is on
I reviewed "Edvard Munch" when it was released on DVD by New Yorker and Project X in early 2006. I felt I had discovered a lost masterpiece, though in truth Peter Watkins' magnum opus was hardly unkno
Sometimes, the first of anything turns out to be the best. Now, I'm not suggesting that "Dr. No," the initial entry in the Bond series, is the best of all--in fact, I believe the next two installments